Jun 29

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 27 Day: 180\ Ave. Sky Cover: 10% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 82° \51° 
Wind: 10mph \ Gusts: 18mph  Air Quality:
High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 12mi \ Nearest Lightning: 185mi
June Averages for Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° (1 day of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

Thru Sep.5 National Marina Days (From Memorial Day to Labor Day)  Link

17-30   National Little League Week: Link

26-7/2  Windjammer Days Link

27 -7/4 National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness

27-7/3   National Tire Safety Week  Link

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Monsoon is taking a break. Hope it returns soon.

I was a school administrator for many years. Part of my job was to oversees the athletic program at several schools. Here is a note to the SC Justices: A coaches job responsibilities does not end with the final horn…they still must get the athletes back to the locker room and ensure that their athletes have a safe ride home. I also would ask the judges if the coach had been Muslim, if he/she would have been allowed to bring a prayer rug to mid-field?

Today’s unscheduled hearing sure were riveting. Media has skirted around his temper for years. Now we heard from someone who saw it. Call me old fashioned but I don’t want my President throwing food and/or dishes or grabbing a steering wheel when he doesn’t get his way.  It is just more proof for me that he is a bully.

 

Favorite Memes

Earth’s Secrets

Earthquakes Can Be Felt on the Other Side of the Planet

"Earthquakes can happen over 400 miles below the Earth's surface and be felt literally on the other side of the Earth," seismologist Zhongwen Zhan of Caltech tells Popular Mechanics. "In 2013, a magnitude 8 occurred near the Kuril Islands at about 400 miles depth. People in Australia felt the event!"

Trivia

"Nutrition" is derived from "nourish," which is from the Latin nutrire, meaning to feed, nurse, support, and preserve--literally, "she who gives suck." Essentially, nutrition refers to the variety of ways the body makes use of food.

There are approximately 60 nutrients which are placed in six major categories: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.   

Historical Events

Ë 1613 – The Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground.
Ë 1889 – Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in the area and second largest in population.
Ë 1956 – The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was signed, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
Ë 1967 – Actress Jayne Mansfield died in a car crash on Interstate 90, east of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ë 1974 – Mikhail Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.
Ë 1975 – Steve Wozniak tested his first prototype of the Apple I computer.
Ë 2007 – The Apple iPhone (1st generation) was released.
Ë 2014 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL) self-declared their caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.

Birthdays Today

78 – Gary Busey, American actor
@65 – Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (d. 1967; stroke)
@64 – Josef Ressel, Czech-Austrian inventor, invented the propeller (d. 1857)
@64 – Slim Pickens, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1983)
@59 – Little Eva [Eva Narcissus Boyd], American singer (d. 2003; cervical cancer)
44 – Charlamagne Tha God [Lenard Larry McKelvey], radio host, comedian
40 – Colin Jost, comedian SNL